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Almost 1 in 5 community-dwelling elderly in HK have cognitive impairment or dementia
Almost 1 in 5 community-dwelling elderly in HK have cognitive impairment or dementia
02 Apr 2025 byKanas Chan

Cognitive impairment or dementia is present in 18.7 percent of community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong – a prevalence higher than rates reported in previous research – according to a cross-sectional study.

Almost 1 in 5 community-dwelling elderly in HK have cognitive impairment or dementia
02 Apr 2025
Maternal TDF, infant HBV vax, HBIg-free strategy prevent infant hep B
Maternal TDF, infant HBV vax, HBIg-free strategy prevent infant hep B
01 Apr 2025 byAudrey Abella

In the absence of infant hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIg), maternal tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) prophylaxis combined with infant hepatitis B virus (HBV) immunization provide sufficient protection against HBV infection in infants, findings from the iTAP-2 study suggest. However, the risk of infection was not demonstrably below 2 percent.

Maternal TDF, infant HBV vax, HBIg-free strategy prevent infant hep B
01 Apr 2025
Solo living may predispose people with depression, anxiety to suicide
Solo living may predispose people with depression, anxiety to suicide
01 Apr 2025

This is a test Disease Link 1 risk of particularly Disease Link 2 people with or anxiety, according to a population-based cohort study from Korea.

Solo living may predispose people with depression, anxiety to suicide
01 Apr 2025
Poor glycaemic status singled out for dementia risk in T2D
Poor glycaemic status singled out for dementia risk in T2D
31 Mar 2025 byJairia Dela Cruz

Poor glycaemic status may predispose individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) to dementia, with the risk especially high in those experiencing significant fluctuations in glycaemic levels, as reported in a retrospective cohort study.

Poor glycaemic status singled out for dementia risk in T2D
31 Mar 2025